Feeder may refer to: Feeder line (disambiguation), a peripheral route or branch from a main line or trunk line

Agriculture, biology and pets

Feeder (livestock equipment) A feeder is a container which delivers Animal feed, feed or fodder to livestock such as cattle, sheep, and horses. Types of feeders include fixed holders and trailer-mounted Hopper (particulate collection container), hoppers. See also * Manger ...

* Feeder (beekeeping), any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources *

Bird feeder A birdfeeder, bird table, or tray feeder is a device placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds ( bird feeding). The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, as different species ...

* Aquarium fish feeder, an electric or electronic device that is designed to feed aquarium fish at regular intervals *

Feeder cattle Feeder cattle, in some countries or regions called store cattle, are young cattle mature enough either to undergo backgrounding or to be fattened in preparation for slaughter. They may be steers (castrated males) or heifers (females who have ...

Feeder fish Feeder may refer to: Technology * Feeder (livestock equipment) * Feeder (beekeeping), any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources * Feeder (casting), another name for a riser, a reservoir built into ...

, certain types of inexpensive fish commonly fed as live prey to captive animals *

Live food Live food is living animals used as food for other carnivorous or omnivorous animals kept in captivity; in other words, small preys (such as insects, small fish or rodents) fed alive to larger predators kept either in a zoo or as a pet. Live ...

Feeder barn A functionally classified barn is a barn whose style is best classified by its function. Barns that do not fall into one of the broader categories of barn styles, such as English barns or crib barns, can best be classified by some combination of ...

* Livestock feeder (person), a farmer rearing and fattening livestock

Biology

Feeder cell A fibroblast is a type of biological cell typically with a spindle shape that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, produces the structural framework ( stroma) for animal tissues, and plays a critical role in wound healing. Fibroblas ...

, a fibroblast, a type of cell used in human embryonic stem cell research * Feeder cells, cells that line a

Petri dish A Petri dish (alternatively known as a Petri plate or cell-culture dish) is a shallow transparent lidded dish that biologists use to hold growth medium in which cells can be cultured,R. C. Dubey (2014): ''A Textbook Of Biotechnology For Class- ...

to provide cell contact for other cells so that the latter can grow on top of the former * Bulk feeder, an organism that obtains nutrients by eating all of an organism *

Fluid feeder (disambiguation) Fluid feeders (aka liquichapses) are organisms that feed on the fluid of other organisms. It can refer to: Carnivore *Hematophagy, feeding on blood Herbivore *Nectarivore, feeding on nectar *Plant sap feeders Pica * Renfield's syndrome, ...

, organisms that feed on the fluid of other organisms *

Deposit feeder Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces). There are many kinds of invertebrates, ...

, organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming dissolved organic matter

Machine

Automatic document feeder In multifunction or all-in-one printers, fax machines, photocopier A photocopier (also called copier or copy machine, and formerly Xerox machine, the generic trademark) is a machine that makes copies of documents and other visual images ...

, in office equipment *

Bowl feeder Vibratory bowl feeders, also known as a bowl feeders, are common devices used to orient and feed individual component parts for assembly on industrial production lines. They are used when a randomly sorted bulk package of small components must be ...

, used to feed components automation applications *

Rotary feeder Rotary feeders, also known as rotary airlocks or rotary valves, are commonly used in industrial and agricultural applications as a component in a bulk or specialty material handling system. Rotary feeders are primarily used for discharge of bulk ...

, a component in a bulk or specialty material handling system * Variable rate feeder, a piece of industrial control equipment used to deliver solid material at a known rate into some process *

Vibrating feeder A vibrating feeder or vibratory feeder is an industrial machine used to feed material to a process or machine. Vibratory feeders use both vibration and gravity to move material. They are mainly used to transport a large number of smaller objects. ...

, an instrument that uses vibration to feed material to a process or machine

Vehicles

* Feeder bus,

bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications o ...

that brings people from a rail station or transit hub to their final destination or vice versa *

Feeder ship Feeder vessels or feeder ships are medium-size freight Ship, ships. In general, a feeder means a seagoing vessel with an average capacity of . Feeders collect Intermodal container, shipping containers from different ports and transport them to cen ...

, a small-to-medium container ship which collects and distributes containers between ports and hubs

Electrical

* Feeder, a power line that transfers power from a distribution substation to the distribution transformers in

electric power distribution Electric power distribution is the final stage in the Power delivery, delivery of electricity. Electricity is carried from the Electric power transmission, transmission system to individual consumers. Distribution Electrical substation, substatio ...

* Feeder, an

electrical wiring Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of Electrical cable, cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure. Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and in ...

circuit in a building that carries power from a transformer or

switchgear In an electric power system, a switchgear is composed of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment. Switchgear is used both to de-energize equipment to allow work to ...

to a distribution panel * Feeder, a circuit conductor between the power supply source and a final branch circuit over current device

Telecommunication

Feeder link A feeder link is – according to ''Article 1.115'' of the International Telecommunication Union´s (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR)ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.115, definition: ''feeder link'' – ...

, a radio link from an earth station at a given location to a space station (up-link), or vice versa (down-link) *

Feeder line (network) A feeder line is a peripheral route or branch in a network, which connects smaller or more remote nodes with a route or branch carrying heavier traffic. The term is applicable to any system based on a hierarchical network. In telecommunication ...

, a branch line of a communications or other network * Leaky feeder, a communications system used in underground mining and other tunnel environments

Entertainment

Feeder (band) Feeder are a Welsh rock music, rock band formed in 1994. Scoring 20 UK top 40 singles and 13 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning three decades. Feeder are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the UK Britpop scene. ...

, a Welsh rock group * ''Feeders'' (film), a 1996 American science fiction horror film * "The Feeder", story by Mildred Cram adapted to film as ''

Behind the Make-Up Behind may refer to: * ''Behind'' (album), a 1992 album by Superior * Behind (Australian rules football), a method of scoring in Australian rules football, awarding one point * "Behind" (song), a 2008 single by Flanders * Behind (restaurant), in ...

'' in 1930 *

Feeder club In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful pl ...

, another name for a farm team * Feeder formula, in formula racing

Other

* ''Feeder'', a software application for creating, editing and publishing

RSS RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many ...

feeds on Mac OS X * Feeder (fetish), someone who gains sexual pleasure from helping another gain weight *

Feeder Airlines Feeder Airlines was an airline based in Juba, South Sudan. It started operations on 2 June 2007 operating scheduled and charter services from Juba International Airport. The airline offered international flights to countries neighboring South S ...

* Feeder band, a band of squall-like winds and rain on the outside of a

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...

Feeder bluff A Feeder bluff is a coastal cliff or headland that, through erosion and weathering, provides sediment to down-current beaches as a result of littoral drift. First discussed at Western Washington University, the term ''feeder bluff'' is primarily ...

, in geography * Feeder fund, an investment fund which does almost all of its investments through a master fund via a master-feeder relationship *

Feeder school A college-preparatory school (often shortened to prep school, preparatory school, college prep school or college prep academy) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public, private independent or parochial schools primarily design ...

* Feeder (casting), another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage * Feeder, a

frontage road A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed, limited-access road. Where parallel high-speed roads are provided as part of a maj ...

or other small road eventually delivering traffic to a larger one * Feeder, a character who dies repeatedly in

video game terminology Since the origin of video games in the early 1970s, the video game industry, the players, and surrounding culture have spawned a wide range of technical and slang terms. 0–9 A ...